在职场竞争激烈的今天,想要有更好的发展,英语已经成为了必备的技能,但是职场上的英语和普通英语不同,需要是商务英语,今天我们为大家整理了商务英语综合教程课文及翻译,一起来看一下吧。
HowtoAttendaMeeting会议妙诀
Toreallysucceedinabusinessororganization,itissometimeshelpfultoknowwhatyourjobis,andwhetheritinvolvesanyduties.Askamongyourcoworkers."Hi,"youshouldsay."I'manewemployee.Whatisthenameofmyjob"Iftheyanswer"long-rangeplanner"or"lieutenantgovernor,"youareprettymuchfreetoloungearoundanddocrosswordpuzzlesuntilretirement.Mostjobs,however,willrequiresomework.
Therearetwomajorkindsofworkinmodernorganizations:
Takingphonemessagesforpeoplewhoareinmeetings,and,goingtomeetings.
YourultimatecareerstrategywillbetogetajobinvolvingprimarilyNo.2,goingtomeetings,assoonaspossible,becausethat'swheretherealprestigeis.Itisallverywellandgoodtobeabletotakephonemessages,butyouarenevergoingtogetapositionofpower,apositionwhereyoucancostthousandsofpeopletheirjobswithasingleboneheaddecision,unlessyoulearnhowtoattendmeetings.
ThefirstmeetingeverwasheldwasbackintheMezzanineEra1.Inthosedays,Man'sjobwastoslayhispreyandbringithomeforWoman,whohadtofigureouthowtocookit.Theproblemwas,Manwasslowandbasicallynaked,whereasthepreyhadwarmfurandcouldrunlikeanantelope.(Infactitwasanantelope,onlynobodyknewthis.)
Atlastsomeonesaid,"Maybeifwejustsatdownanddidsomebrainstorming,wecouldcomeupwithabetterwaytohuntourprey!"Itwentextremelywell,plusitwasmuchwarmersittinginacircle,sotheyagreedtomeetagainthenextday,andthenext.
Butthewomenpointedoutthatthemenhadnotproducedanything,andthehumanracewasprettymuchstarving.Themenagreedthatwasseriousandsaidtheywouldputitrightnearthetopoftheir"agenda".Atthispoint,thewomen,whowereprimitivebutnotstupid,startedeatingplants,andthusmodernagriculturewasborn.Itneverwouldhavehappenedwithoutmeetings.
Themodernbusinessmeeting,however,mightbetterbecomparedwithafuneral,inthesensethatyouhaveagatheringofpeoplewhoarewearinguncomfortableclothingandwouldratherbesomewhereelse.Themajordifferenceisthatmostfuneralshaveadefinitepurpose.Also,nothingisreallyeverburiedinameeting.
Anideamaylookdead,butitwillalwaysreappearatanothermeetinglateron.Ifyouhaveeverseenthemovie,NightoftheLivingDead2,youhavearoughideaofhowmodernmeetingsoperate,withprojectsandproposalsthateveryonethoughtwerekilledrisingupconstantlyfromtheirgravestostaggerbackintomeetingsandeatthebrainsoftheliving.
Therearetwomajorkindsofmeetings:
A.MeetingsthatareheldforbasicallythesamereasonthatArborDayisobserved---namely,tradition.Forexample,alotofmanagerialpeopleliketomeetonMonday,becauseit'sMonday.You'llgetusedtoit.You'dbetter,becausethiskindaccountfor83%ofallmeetings(basedonastudyinwhichIwrotedownnumbersuntiloneofthemlookedaboutright).Thistypeofmeetingoperatestheway"ShowandTell"3doesinnurseryschool,witheveryonegettingtosaysomething,thedifferencebeingthatinnurseryschool,thekidsactuallyhavesomethingtosay.
Whenit'syourturn,youshouldsaythatyou'restillworkingonwhateveritisyou'resupposedtobeworkingon.Thismayseemprettydumb,sinceobviouslyyou'dbeworkingonwhateveryou'resupposedtobeworkingon,andevenifyouweren't,you'dclaimyouwere,butthat'sthetraditionalthingforeveryonetosay.Itwouldbealotfasterifthepersonrunningthemeetingwouldjustsay,"Everyonewhoisstillworkingonwhatheorsheissupposedtobeworkingon,raiseyourhand."You'dbeoutofthereinfiveminutes,evenallowingforjokes.ButthisisnothowwedoitinAmerica.Myguessis,it'showtheydoitinJapan.
B.Meetingswherethereissomeallegedpurpose.Thesearetrickier,becausewhatyoudodependsonwhatthepurposeis.Sometimesthepurposeisharmless,likesomeonewantstoshowslidesofpiecharts4andgiveeveryoneabig,fatreport.Allyouhavetodointhiskindofmeetingissitthereandhaveelaboratefantasies,thentakethereportbacktoyourofficeandthrowitaway,unless,ofcourse,you'reavicepresident,inwhichcaseyouwritethenameofasubordinateintheupperrighthandcorner,followedbyaquestionmark,likethis:"Norm"ThenyousendittoNormandforgetallaboutit(althoughitwillplagueNormfortherestofhiscareer).
Butsometimesyougottomeetingswherethepurposeistogetyour"input"onsomething.Thisisveryseriousbecausewhatitmeansis,theywanttomakesurethatincasewhateveritisturnsouttobestupidorfatal,you'llgetsomeoftheblame,soyouhavetoescapefromthemeetingbeforetheygetaroundtoaskingyouanything.Onewayistosetfiretoyourtie.
Anotheristohaveanaccompliceinterruptthemeetingandannouncethatyouhaveaphonecallfromsomeoneveryimportant,suchasthepresidentofthecompanyorthePope.Itshouldbeoneortheother.Itwouldsoundfishyiftheaccomplicesaid,"Youhaveacallfromthepresidentofthecompany,orthePope."
Youshouldknowhowtotakenotesatameeting.Useayellowlegalpad.Atthetop,writethedateandunderlineittwice.Nowwaituntilanimportantperson,suchasyourboss,startstalking;whenhedoes,lookathimwithanexpressionofenrapturedinterest,asthoughheisrevealingthesecretsoflifeitself.Thenwriteinter-lockingrectangleslikethis:
Ifitisanespeciallylengthymeeting,youcantrysomethinglikethis:
Ifsomebodyfallsasleepinameeting,haveeveryoneelseleavetheroom.Thencollectagroupoftotalstrangers,rightoffthestreet,andhavethemsitaroundthesleepingpersonuntilhewakesup.Thenhaveoneofthemsaytohim,"Bob,yourplanisvery,veryrisky.However,you'vegivenusnochoicebuttotryit.Ionlyhope,foryoursake,thatyouknowwhatyou'regettingyourselfinto."Thentheyshouldfilequietlyoutoftheroom.
要想在某个公司或机构中真正取得成功,了解自己的工作是什么,有什么责任,有时会对你有所帮助。问问周围的同事,你
说:“嗨,我是新来的。我的职务是什么”如果他们的回答是“远期计划员”或“副州长”,那么你大可四处闲逛,玩字谜游戏玩到退休。不过,大多数工作还是需要你做点什么的。
现代的机构中有两类主要的工作:
有史以来的第一次会议可上溯到“夹生代”时期。那时候,男人的工作就是捕杀猎物并把它带回给家里的女人,后者负责解决如何烹制的问题。问题是,男人行动缓慢,基本上是一丝不挂,而猎物却有温暖的毛皮,跑得像羚羊一般飞快。(实际上那就是一只羚羊,只不过没人知道而已。)
最后有人说了:“我们干脆坐下来集体出出主意,这样说不定能找到更好的办法来捕捉猎物!”聚会进行得非常顺利,而且坐成一圈还要暖和许多,所以他们约定第二天再次碰面,如是日复一日。
但是,女人说了,男人没有带回来任何东西,人类快要饿死了。男人也认为形势严峻,并表示将把这一事项列入“议程表”的最前列。到了这一步,简单却不愚蠢的女人只好开始以植物为食,现代农业就此诞生。要是没有会议,这一切就不可能发生。
不过,现代的商务会议更像是一场葬礼:与会人员穿着不舒服的衣装,心里面巴不得能去别的什么地方。其间的主要区别在于大多数葬礼都有一个明确的目的。此外,在会议上从来不会真的有什么东西被埋葬。
某种意见可能看似已经咽了气,但它总会在此后的某个会议再次露面。如果你曾经看过《活死人之夜》这部电影,你就会对现代会议的运行方式有一个粗略的概念:所有人都认为已经死掉了的计划和建议不断从坟墓中爬出来,摇摇晃晃重新走进会议当中,吃掉活人的大脑。
会议主要分为两种类型:
一、基本上跟过植树节一样的会议,也就是说,只是一个传统。比如说,许多管理人员爱在星期一开会,就因为这天是星期一。你会习惯的,而且最好得习惯,因为这样的会议占所有会议的83%(这一数字来自我所作的一项研究,就是不断写出数字,直到其中一个看起来像那么回事为止)。这种会议按照幼儿园里的“秀秀说说”模式进行,每一个与会者都要说点什么。它与“秀秀说说”的区别在于:孩子们确实有东西要说。
二、据说有某种目的的会议。这种情形就比较复杂了,因为你该做什么取决于会议的目的是什么。有时候,会议的目的无伤大雅,比如是有人想放点饼图幻灯片并发给大家一份又大又厚的报告。你在这种会议中要做的只是坐在那里发精彩的白日梦,然后把报告拿回办公室再一扔了之。当然,如果你是一位副总裁的话,情况就有所不同了。在这种情形下你应该在报告的右上角写上一个下属的名字,再添上一个问号,就像这样:“诺姆”然后你把它交给诺姆并把这事忘到九霄云外(尽管这会给诺姆此后的事业带来无尽烦恼)。
但是,有些时候会议的目的是让你对某个事情“发表”点你的想法。这种情形实在严重,因为这意味着他们其实是想肯定,万一出了什么愚蠢或是致命的差错,你也要背上一部分黑锅。因此你必须在他们有机会来问你任何事情之前逃离会议,其中一个办法是把自己的领带点着了。
你要懂得怎样作会议记录。用一本黄色的便签簿,在顶头写上日期,再在下面划双横线,然后开始等待,直到有重要人物——比如说你的老板——开始讲话。在他讲话的时候,你要带着充满浓厚兴趣的表情看着他,就像他是在揭露生命本身的秘密一样。然后,在纸上画类似这样的互相交错的长方形:
如果这是一个特别冗长的会议,你可以试试这样的东西:
如果有人开会时睡着了,就让其他人都离开会议室。然后就在大街上找一群完全陌生的人,让他们坐在梦中人周围。等到他醒来的时候,就让其中一个人对他说:“鲍勃,你的计划风险非常、非常之大。但是,你让我们没得选择,只能去尝试了。为你考虑,我只希望你明白你把自己置于了什么样的境地。”然后,这些人应该鱼贯而出,悄然地离开会议室。
以上就是为大家整理的商务英语综合教程课文及翻译,希望能够对大家有所帮助。商务英语学习是有困难的,因为不仅要学习英语,还要学习商务知识,但是只要努力,相信都是可以学好商务英语的。